1954. For the more one contemplates the meaning of the words, the less attention one pays to the words, as everyone should know when it comes to conversations, and the reading of written materials. Whereas, the more one attends to the words of someone speaking or of a written piece, the more the discernment of their meaning is lost, as everyone should also know who pays attention to the matter. And this takes place in direct proportion to one's concentration either on the meaning, or on the words. I have quite often been allowed to learn this by actual experience with spirits, who acknowledged it was so.